Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-02

The propeller Ruggles from Derby. CT,
blew of her cylinder head during a heavy
gale Wednesday forenoon of Hart's Islsnd.
Ii was necessary to beach her in order to
save the vessel and the lives of the crew. A
large hole was stove in the bottom of the
propeller
Preparations are being made in England to
hold demonstrations in honor of Gladstone
At all the places through which he passes en-
route to swansea He has consented to re-
ceive addresses at many stations on the con.
dition that hs shall not be expected to make
set speeches.
Virginia Kelly, a colcred woman of West
Soth street, New York, gave party last
TUESDAY, night, at which Matthew Norwood,
also colored, was guest Wednesday morn.
ing he Was found dead beneath q window,
clutching woman's sscque in his hand
Murder is suspected.
The clearing away of the debris from the
site of the Theatre Comique in Paris was
concluded "wednesday. No more bodies
were found. Temps says the official num-
Der of bodies found was 20, of which 80 have
been identified. Wagon loads of chsred
limbs were taken to the morgue.
The president OF the Cambridge University
boat club publishes letter addressed to the
students of the university in which he says
that the college clubs seem disnclined to sub.
| scribe toward paving the expenses of sending
the Cambridge crew 10 America for the pur
pose OF rowing against the Harvard Universi
ty crew.
The executive board of the District of CO.
lumbia knights of Labor has declared boy
colt against the Potomac Steam Company.
whose steamers ply between Norfolk, Va,
and Washington The cause was the employ .
ment by the company of Captain Davis, who
is not Knight of Labor and whom the COM
pany refuses 10 remove.
Probate Judge LYMAN Follett of Grand
Rapids, Mich has been missing for several
days. Inquiry shows large shortage in his
accounts. Nearly every estate in the pro
bate court suffered where the funds passed
through Folletts hands. 1t appears that he
speculated heavily in wheat in Chicago and
lost large amounts. He WAS prominent
church man and leaves wife and three
children.
At l.30 Wednesday morning fire broke out
in the rear of Barbour's building, Main
street, Collinsvill, Conn , and quickly spread
to Lanbenstein's brick building adjoining
and F. j. Smiths two story building which
contained several stores. The three build
ings were destroyed. Total loss 500, 900.
Patrick Quinn a resident of Colinsville, has
been arrested on suspicion of being the in
cendiary.
New York seems to have been the storm
center Tuesday night and "Wednesday morn.
ing the rainfall at this point was greater be
tween the hours of 10 Z. NJ. Tuesday and
A. NJ. Wednesday than in auy other place in
the United States. No communication
could be had with Sandy Hook Wednesday
morning and the wires were probably down.
The wind outside, it was said, was likely to
endanger shipping.
Since the result of the Hanlan. Gauduar
race, the holder of the stakes in the match
between Beach and Hanlan has been be-
seiged with inquiries as to whether the race
will take place. The keenest disappointment
is felt in London over the victory of Gau
dusr. Responding to urgent inquiries from
Beachs hacker, the stakeholder cabled Han
lan's hacker asking him to state definitely
his position No reply has yet been received.
Twelve hundred coal miners at Bachnut,
Russia, who are out on a strike, attempted to
rob brewery owned by firm of English
men. Fifty English workmen, attached to
the brewery, mounted horses and resisted
the attack of the strikers. During the fight
killed. Many of the strikers, who are Rus
| slams, have been arrested. The conflict was
ended before the military arrived.
| A despatch from Prospect House. N. Y,
says: Rain kept the President in the house
Wednesday forenoon He whiled away the
time with game of cribbage. In the after
noon the President omitted lunch, spending
four or five hours travelling. He caught
| . lnru laru fpur r
pounds. Thursday will be the anniversary
of the White House wedding. 1t will be
celebrated only in the simplest manner. The
President and party will go to Holl pond,
taking lunches and spending the entire day
there.
Miss May Chiders, pretty school teacher
of Trenton, Ga, heard some time ago that
John Mayors had been circulating slanderou
| reports about her. She rode across Lookout
Mountain, a distance of fifteen miles. and at
the muzzle of a shot gun forced her traducer
to apologize. Then she published Mayors
| as an infamous scoundrel and bad man
generally, and Mayors sent her a challenge
to fight. The little woman went to the spot
to meet him, but he didn't show up, and at
last accounts Miss Childers was hunting for
him with a revolver.
Rev. w. c. Stiles, pastor of the Congre
gational church at Pittsfeld, N H., disap'
peared Tuesday morning at eight o'clock.
He was last seen on the train for Boston on
the afternoon train from Concord. He start
ed out to visit members of the parish. He
didn't go where he intended. Search was
instituted in the evening when he was not
present to attend the regular weekly prayer
meeting The affair has caused much ex-
citement and sympathy for his wife. Dill
gent measures are being used to obtain a
| clue. The reason is considered a sudden
turn Of insanity from over work.
SOUTH CHINA.